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Research: Penn at COP28
The Penn scholars and members of the Penn COP28 delegation have done ... publications, events, podcasts, and more below. Commentary from Penn COP28 Delegation More research and insights coming soon! Penn
Trump’s Pro-Oil Policies: Driving Climate Instability, Energy Security, or Both?
administration will likely have similar dynamics in energy and climate diplomacy ... withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords, 2) a reorientation of climate and ... security issues, and 3) a stronger use of energy sanctions as tools of
Why Some Nations Choose Nuclear Power
to 19 percent in the U.S. and 24 percent in Europe (Figs. 1,2). However ... is key, but politics and public perception also play substantial roles ... the containment efforts or work to stabilize the earthquake and tsunami
How Uruguay Went (Almost Completely) Fossil Fuel Free
in government, was appointed Director of Energy for Uruguay and ... sector from its growing reliance on imported oil, and achieved energy ... . Méndez and Noah Gallagher Shannon, a journalist who has written about
Aligning Clean Energy Policy with Grid Reliability
electricity industry insiders. But recently, and this year in particular, grid ... report from the FERC and the nation’s grid reliability regulator NERC warns ... which fossil fuel powerplants, and coal plants in particular, are rapidly
Welcome to the Anthropocene, Our New Biogeophysical Home
, and air will be unlike those experienced in human history. The term ... of humans on earth system processes, and our emerging role as the dominant force shaping Earth’s biologic and geologic systems. Steffen looks
Improving Voltage Quality through Transformer Construction in Accra, Ghana
Novel sources of spatially and temporally high-frequency data—such as satellite imagery, internet-of-things, and mobile phone records—have massively expanded the scope and precision for measuring economic variables. For
COP27 Dispatch: What Defines a Successful National Adaptation Plan?
and insights into key issues under negotiation. Allison Lassiter ... process and research that seeks to measure the success of national efforts ... of Pennsylvania, and recorded from COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Energy Storage’s Seasonal Challenge
will seek to develop the nation’s clean energy infrastructure, and expand the role of wind and solar power. Yet renewable energy presents certain ... wind and sunshine are scarce. In recent years, grid-scale batteries
In Poland, the Nuclear Option Is Still on the Table
first serious plans were established and put into action under communism ... —due to the perfect storm of the Chernobyl disaster, Poland’s economic and political collapse, and eventually its economic and political transformation